NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
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Ms Penny Theodorellys
Deputy Director
Asbestos Control
DEP
59— 17 Junction Boulevard
Corona, NY
11368 - 5107
March 27, 2002
Re: 44 Trinity Place, NY, NY
Ms Theodorellys:
Thanks for your call (March 26) in response to my letter to Mr Radhakrishnan
regarding testing and cleaning standards at the referenced property. In my letter, I
expressed concern that your organization was changing the standards for testing and
cleaning as set forth in Mr Radhakrishnan's letter of September 14, 2001. Your response
may be summarized as follows:
1.. The standards outlined in Mr Radhakrishnan's letter have not changed.
2. A light coating of dust in an apartment, meaning an accumulation that cannot
be scooped using a small spoon, does not require testing.
3. In the case described above, cleaning should be done using HEPA vacuums
and wet wiping.
During our discussion, you also mentioned that the exterior of 44 Trinity Place
had been inspected on March 5, 2002, and that accumulations of dust had been observed.
I stated that I believe the inspection to be in error (wrong building, perhaps) as we had
had the building facade washed several weeks after September 11. I requested a
reinspection, preferably by the same inspector. Today, the Enforcement Division called
to schedule another inspection; thanks for your help in producing their quick response.
Yours Truly,
Bernard McElhone
for EBW, LLC
NYC-WTC 000104744
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